Why isn’t Florence stronger?

[Darth Omar]

I followed Florence on my app since it was a tropical storm off west Africa.

It built up to a Cat 4 near Bermuda and was predicted to maintain that category once it reached the 84 degree water off the Carolinas. But it dropped down to a Cat 2 instead. It’s still a hurricane and presents a severe threat to affected areas, but apart from the fact it’s basically stalled, it’s not particularly remarkable—for a hurricane.

And hurricanes were happening way long before fossil fuels came into use.

What gives?

[mak2]

Uh, it ran into land?

I followed Florence on my app since it was a tropical storm off west Africa.

It built up to a Cat 4 near Bermuda and was predicted to maintain that category once it reached the 84 degree water off the Carolinas. But it dropped down to a Cat 2 instead. It’s still a hurricane and presents a severe threat to affected areas, but apart from the fact it’s basically stalled, it’s not particularly remarkable—for a hurricane.

And hurricanes were happening way long before fossil fuels came into use.

What gives?

[Darth Omar]

Uh, it ran into land?

Actually, it ran into warmer water near the coast and should have at least maintained Cat 4 lol. According to predictions.

Even hurricane forecasters get thrown curveballs by nature. You’d think climatologists would be a tad more circumspect in their predictions.

[evince]

Uh, it ran into land?

they don't like science


they don't seem to understand winds can push water but not continents


he thinks the storm pushes the land into the sea and that is what is causing rising sea levels


republicans don't ever think things all the way through


they just blow off like assholes in reaction to anything they hear


low information voters

[volsrock]

they don't like science


they don't seem to understand winds can push water but not continents


he thinks the storm pushes the land into the sea and that is what is causing rising sea levels


republicans don't ever think things all the way through


they just blow off like assholes in reaction to anything they hear


low information voters

So what was the science behind the ice age melting away

[evince]

warmer conditions

jesus are you that stupid

[volsrock]

warmer conditions

jesus are you that stupid

What was the science behind it warming up

[evince]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age




Causes of ice ages



6.1
Changes in Earth's atmosphere
6.1.1
Human-induced changes
6.2
Position of the continents
6.3
Fluctuations in ocean currents
6.4
Uplift of the Tibetan plateau and surrounding mountain areas above the snowline
6.5
Variations in Earth's orbit (Milankovitch cycles)
6.6
Variations in the Sun's energy output
6.7
Volcanism

[evince]

its all sciencey


so you wont like it

[ThatOwlWoman]

Actually, it ran into warmer water near the coast and should have at least maintained Cat 4 lol. According to predictions.

Mostly true, yes. However, local weather events -- and local includes a storm spanning hundreds of miles -- are subject to a myriad of factors that are still not well studied. We have written historical records of tropical storms in the Americas but they do not date back more than a couple of hundred years, and only include things like wind speed, wave height, and barometic pressure, as far as scientific readings go. We have a huge amount of weather science still to go.

Even hurricane forecasters get thrown curveballs by nature. You’d think climatologists would be a tad more circumspect in their predictions.

Forecasters predict events soon to happen. Climatologists attempt to pretend future trends, rather than events.

For myself, I'm glad that the hysteria over Florence has -- so far -- been overblown. I am unhappy that it was overblown because in the future, ppl in harms way will be even more disinclined to listen to warnings and take shelter.

[Stretch]

I followed Florence on my app since it was a tropical storm off west Africa.

It built up to a Cat 4 near Bermuda and was predicted to maintain that category once it reached the 84 degree water off the Carolinas. But it dropped down to a Cat 2 instead. It’s still a hurricane and presents a severe threat to affected areas, but apart from the fact it’s basically stalled, it’s not particularly remarkable—for a hurricane.

And hurricanes were happening way long before fossil fuels came into use.

What gives?

When Flo was below Bermuda last Tuesday she was still getting a "push" from a system just to her NE. That push was forcing a much faster and concentrated spin above her, sort of feeding her intensity. When I bring up my ICON tracker and look at last Wednesday, she was coming out from under it and on her own, for lack of a better description. There were no other influences around her. She began to spread out wider, move slower and become less intense (kind of like old age ). She coasted in to shore slower and has been taking her darn time moving along there on the coast.

[volsrock]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age




Causes of ice ages



6.1
Changes in Earth's atmosphere
6.1.1
Human-induced changes
6.2
Position of the continents
6.3
Fluctuations in ocean currents
6.4
Uplift of the Tibetan plateau and surrounding mountain areas above the snowline
6.5
Variations in Earth's orbit (Milankovitch cycles)
6.6
Variations in the Sun's energy output
6.7
Volcanism

Human-induced changes 10000 years ago..lol




Lol, so what SUV did the caveman drive 10000 years ago

[evince]

Human-induced changes 10000 years ago..lol




Lol, so what SUV did the caveman drive 10000 years ago

dear fucking idiot


those are things that contribute to ice ages

they are all about changes In the earths variations in temperature and why


you are one dumb fuck


fuck you very much

[Jade Dragon]

Didn't you hear? Pat Robertson shooed the nasty storm back. It kept coming, but it was obviously weakened. No pastor takes credit for such things. Big reason all these televangelists are as real as a dragon, eating fat free chocolate cake

[Darth Omar]

Human-induced changes 10000 years ago..lol




Lol, so what SUV did the caveman drive 10000 years ago

You never watched Fred Flintsone?